Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 163 020 Petersburg Unrestricted Fighting Tournament (IV)

Alexander was very nervous in the Marble Palace. For him, more troubles were yet to come after he ascended the throne. This coup had turned into regicide, and how to deal with it was also a problem.

The old count came from his residence at 17 Nevsky Prospect and entered the Marble Palace escorted by the Hussar Guards.

"Your Highness, how can you let Her Highness Elizabeth go to the Mikhailovsky Palace? If the rebels are so desperate that they take the pregnant Crown Princess hostage, things will not end well."

"I was going to go there myself, but everyone thought that if I went to the square, I might be shot by the rebels."

"If Count von Paalen is not so crazy, it is indeed feasible. At this time, what I am afraid of is..."

The Count put his cane aside, his face still very serious.

"Your Highness, you need to know that the two princesses currently over there are the two highest-ranking ladies in the palace. If anything happens."

"I know that too. I just hope Louisa can really bring the Queen Mother back."

At the same time, the officers of the conspiracy group in the Mikhailovsky Palace were watching this company of infantry lined up and heading towards the palace gate.

"What are they going to do?"

"I don't know. Can you tell which prince's carriage is marked?"

"I can't see clearly, but this looks like the carriage of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the Winter Palace."

Count von Paalen thought that someone might come to negotiate, after all, they still had the queen and some women in the palace held captive.

This feeling of going from a coup to support a new king, which seemed to be a victory, to being a rebel without being defined yet, is really not good.

After seeing Alexander's carriage, Solovyov was ready to slap these Guards soldiers in the street if they dared to stop them.

Moreover, when he looked carefully, he saw that the people guarding the gate were all from the Putian Group, and their uniforms were clearly visible under the firelight.

He came here on horseback. He was originally a man close to the Tsar. Now he was going to the crown prince. It would make sense for both sides. It was just right to have him come here, and it would also be able to disintegrate the guards who had joined the rebels.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the palace now. We are afraid of catching a cold in the square. Please wait until we get off the car."

Solovyov winked at Tickenhausen. Although he was not familiar with the other party, he had always been an adjutant beside the prince and understood some things. With one hand on the reins, the revolver inside his coat could be loaded with just one pull of the trigger.

He prepared himself, with both pistols on his belt, darts in his boots, and a saber at his waist.

What he said before was for Louisa's safety. The outer shell of the carriage was covered with a layer of metal plates, which made it difficult to penetrate with lead bullets.

However, meeting Count von Paaren was also a way to test how crazy he was and whether these people were interested in going crazy with him.

Generally speaking, taking such a job is still very dangerous.

However, Count von Paalen did not dare to show up. But the Zubov brothers were still here. They were not so crazy. When they saw the Crown Princess coming, they came forward to pay their respects.

"Your Highness, I don't think it's safe for you to come here at this time."

Although one of them took action at the scene of the regicide, the two still wanted to join Alexander's side.

"Don't even mention safety. Such a big thing has happened, and you have detained my mother again. I just came here to ask my mother to return to the Winter Palace, so that your sins will be lessened. Your Highnesses have heard about the incident and have mobilized the garrison outside, but I still want to advise you not to go down the wrong path. Whether it is the emperor or your highness, they are still kind and they are unwilling to kill people. If someone makes a mistake, as long as the final investigation shows that he is not the main culprit and has no blood on his hands, there is still a chance for leniency if he has committed a crime."

The meaning of this leniency is generally to exempt the death penalty, but the highest sentence can be Siberia long-term experience voucher case, and the lower sentence is to go home and hug the children. There is also a subtext, that is, if some people have made contributions anyway, they may be exempted from prosecution.

In Russia, at least when the Tsar personally gave an oral order or an imperial edict, this thing still had a chance to work.

When Count Platon Zubov heard Louisa say this, and saw that she looked sick but spoke so decisively, he knew that Alexander still hoped to solve the problem quickly even though the matter was already settled.

The soldiers around and the officers who did not take action at the time were all extremely nervous at first, but now they have relaxed.

"Since His Royal Highness said so, we will tell the truth. It was Count von Palen who instigated the incident. We, as well as the brothers who came to the Mikhailovsky Palace, all listened to his instigation. If His Royal Highness wants to punish us, we are willing to be punished, but we have to forgive the guards who were dragged along. Many of our brothers did not know the situation and went astray. General Bennigsen can testify to this. We were all drunk and were somewhat confused."

Bennigsen took the blame: "Your Highness, what Count Zubov said is also true. If necessary, one of us can send someone to escort Her Royal Highness the Queen out and report the truth to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Well, if you can say that, then you know your own status. Ahem."

Louisa was still a little tired, but she knew that she was just too weak and not yet sick.

However, after the ultimate move was released, Count Zubov's brothers also went to find someone and asked Nikolai Zubov to escort Queen Maria out of the Mikhailovsky Palace.

"Mother, you are frightened."

Louisa said this to show off in front of her mother-in-law. She had been particularly unpopular in the palace before. After all, according to court etiquette, she was the second in line of royal women, and she had never given birth to a boy.

Alexander liked her and she was pretty, and the sisters-in-law in the palace who cared about her would get married one by one. Paul's assassination this time suddenly made her lose one more person to rely on in the palace. At this time, rescuing the queen mother could always improve the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which had reached a freezing point.

After all, letting their son play happily outside but not coming home, and saying that their daughter-in-law is unable to lower her status or is "not coquettish enough" is quite unconventional in the families of monarchs of various countries.

You have to know that although Louisa was not necessarily the most beautiful, she was also a very respectable daughter-in-law in the royal families of various countries, and she had various official and private certifications - these were the evaluations given by a variety of people with extremely discerning eyes, from the empress to the court painter.

Although Louisa got the bonus of rescuing her mother, there was another problem later. She didn't know what Queen Maria was thinking at the moment. Solovyov had no impression of this matter. After all, he had never seen anyone who wanted to be Queen Wei before, and he had only read a few examples in the book.

Now his attention was on Louisa, and he was not even standing all the time, but moving around all the time. He was still worried that someone would suddenly attack him.

However, when Mrs. Leven and the Queen came out together, nothing like this happened, which made him feel relieved.

Queen Maria didn't pay much attention to Louisa. Even when her daughter-in-law came to save her with a big belly, she was still rather cold, as if to indicate that as long as she was there, she was the mistress of the Russian court.

In this situation, although Natalia appeared to be submissive on the surface, she could no longer bear it in her heart, so she helped Louisa into the carriage.

The royal carriage made a circle and arrived at the Champ de Mars. There was no communication between Louisa and the Queen. Seeing this, Mrs. Leven wanted to smooth things over, but she didn't say anything.

After this team of soldiers came out, it seemed that the outcome was already decided.

But sometimes, no one could have imagined some things, that is, Queen Maria herself came out and stood among the soldiers, and she would declare that she was the only one who could inherit the position of Russian emperor and then become the empress.

This confused Grand Duke Constantine, Prince Bagration, a group of regiment commanders, and the attendants and adjutants who were standing beside her. What was going on?
"Go and tell His Highness quickly. If this continues, something bad will happen."

Count Stroganov the Younger was on the north side of the Field of Mars. The Queen could do such a thing at this moment, which caused the soldiers to whisper.

Constantine was not in a good position to resist what his mother did in this situation. As for the other officers, their status was not high enough. If they wanted to persuade His Highness, they had to have a regent at least, and they could not confront him face to face in the square.

However, the only one who has this level is Prince Saltykov. Considering his temper, it would be fine if the monarch handed the capital over to him, but he would not have the courage or confidence to openly challenge members of the royal family.

After listening to this, Alexander also felt that his mother's actions were really unnecessary.

"Your Highness, you should go to the square at this time. You can't let Her Highness the Queen give a speech there. Since something happened in the palace, we have to listen to what she has to say."

The old earl had experienced a lot, and both father and son had to stand on Alexander's side, so they could not retreat at this time.

What's more, everyone knows that Her Royal Highness the Queen's political ability is far inferior to that of the two queens, Elizabeth Petrovna and Catherine II. She is very partial to her mother's family in Württemberg in marriage and diplomacy. If this continues, it will not be so reliable and may even push Russia into the fire pit.

Paul's diplomatic negotiations had finally managed to get all the French soldiers from his father-in-law's family in Württemberg and his in-laws' family in Baden to leave. If she came in, the situation would probably not be so good.

Louisa, who was sitting in the carriage, felt chest pain at this time. She said that she had been weak since birth and had always had some minor ailments. She was suffering from this pain late at night. If she caught a cold, it would be extremely dangerous.

The other female members of the family were in good health, and even Queen Maria, wearing only a coat, was able to begin a speech among the soldiers on the north side of the square, stating that she should succeed to the throne and then ruthlessly suppress the rebels.

But there may not be that many people who really buy her story, and these soldiers are all whispering.

"Natasha, what are the soldiers saying?"

"Your Highness, it seems that he is saying that if the Emperor is really gone, the throne should belong to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Louisa thought about it and realized that the Queen had intervened at this time, and the soldiers were still hesitant in their attitudes. Alexander himself probably had no intention of openly breaking up with his mother. If this was the case, it was hard to say what the situation would be like. If they continued to be deadlocked here, not only would the rebels in the palace run away, but the situation would also get out of control.

"No, I need to go over there at this time."

"Lisa, you are not in good health. You have fallen into the major's arms twice tonight, and now you are lying on my legs. You must not degrade your body anymore, especially since you are pregnant!"

"I know, Natasha, but if I don't go, your position as the Crown Prince will be in jeopardy. Help me up, dear sister, I know my own body. I won't die, and the child will be fine! Just like Mishka said, if there is too little sunlight, the flowers will wither. If there is more sunlight, they will grow stronger!"

She moved her body, gritted her teeth and sat up, asked Natalia to help her get out of the car, and walked to the middle among the soldiers' torches.

Queen Maria did not expect that her daughter-in-law, who was so weak that she always needed someone to support her and had been very gentle to her before, would come out to fight at this time.

"what are you up to?"

"Mother, please allow me to say a few words."

Even Solovyov was surprised. Louisa, who was usually gentle and like a docile deer, raised her eyebrows today.

It was as if all the temper and grievances that had accumulated in her life until she was 22 were released. The queen herself was so surprised that she even forgot to interrupt her spell.

Moreover, Louisa took off her hat so that the soldiers could see her face clearly in the firelight.

"Brothers, in this time of national crisis, we should have a young and promising new monarch, not an old German woman. Although this is somewhat disrespectful to the late Queen, her most cherished ones in her life were her father and the Crown Prince. Now that His Majesty Paul is gone, according to the Queen's last wishes, it should be her beloved Alexander, my husband, who will succeed to the throne!"

Although these words were spoken by Luisa with poor health and she was supported by Natalia while leaning on the arms of her two aides-de-camp, they were still very powerful.

Thinking about the prestige of Her Majesty the Queen, and the benefits their most beloved Emperor Paul had given them in recent years, as well as the release of their relatives, the soldiers who were born as serfs heard clearly what the Crown Princess said and were the first to shout "Hurak". The people outside, who didn't know what was going on inside, also shouted "Hurak", which was regarded as acknowledging Alexander's status.

Especially at this time, Alexander came riding a white horse from Million Street, followed by several senior generals in St. Petersburg. When they arrived at the square, the soldiers shouted "Ura", which completely cut off Queen Maria's plan to seize the throne.

Louisa's face looked so gentle and weak, but the Queen Mother herself seemed to see the shadow of the Queen.

Of course, given the new queen's fragile body, it is unlikely that she will be involved in any political activities and she can only exist quietly as a mascot of the palace.

(End of this chapter)